The sun. [volume] (New York [N.Y.]) 1833-1916, 1887-08-21
WELCOMING THE mnire BRETHREN
Lack OF Color No Bar to an Entrance to -
Southern Negro Camp Meeting.
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During this month the coored people have
been holding many chtnn meslih.;s IN tue
some OF them. but a.i characterized Uy I'M
men-e tervor and sincerity. One meeting OF
coiored Bapli-ts. held near Forest Glen, Z
Washington. has Just broken Vi, after very
successful session OF ten days or fortnight
The exercises we're Of the m"fI
among surrounding thicKet OF trees WAS
flied In wi h u rat her large and decidedly an
rel ell near by. Print i've lamps Of small iilu-
mina,ing capacity. threw a dim, io,is'9"s iEht
around upon The benches, the impr",i-ed pull
pit aud the nrotr-gue Gures OF Il" sable wnr-
shippers. Atai 10 distance stood adiniuutive
wooden churcn, 10 which an, animated and
unanimous rtreat was made whenever u
shower came up This church would no ID per.
haps 200 -onl- when well crowded: AMI u need
nor he said that wnenevef II was oecuped ~ All
Il was crowded, wi h very petceptlbe results.
Frequently white visitors from toresi Gen
and other places would stray INFO TINS amp
meeting and they we're invariably welcomed
with neclama ion, because i! was taken tor
granted hat they W ul contribute libariti!y TO
tue cause Of religion IN general ana To THIS
branch ni the cause in partic ihr. Nor Were
these hopes brought 10 rnuEht in any n-tnncr,
though il must be confessed thai the lisiiors
always acted us il they mud Received the full
Come ,ip dis way shouted the preacher as
u fresh ins,a!ment OF visitors appsarrd at tlG
front s "y i bats light Now vel nave a
hyn iS Sna den G. Wen .SH sna ,SS
preacher made ano her appeal Now: my
deah white hredren. We want 70 raire so for
de- spread Of lie Gospcl Clip In siu. and you
can max. RS much nuise ~ yuu want TO-"
Hereup"n venerable darky, amid many
le!ujah!" &c.. circulated we ithersbeaten
black ielt hat, and on returning wi il the spoils
a number OF eager elders pounced ON the pro-
ceehs and counted IL with gli>tenins eyes.
while the open -m"u he'd crowd awaEei the
result with bated breath. Al last he IN mister
arose. n ter n conference with the aritume-
i Thsr o." is Only s7l5 in de hat deah white
bre,iren. c"uldnt you raj a 20 so =
VhereupOn another EEmn was ordered, and
WIS SUNK Will iran !" eHHliH'i"n "t srrIt,
while the greasy bacs hat went around HH"nl,
AMID erie: Of "G!ury 10 G"i!" :" IN a por,s,
0 &e Th r" lSlSn ii" "Semt was
crowned with success. and the grand result
wa- announced. and evoked IL chorus oi joyful
EXPLANATIONS.
cisss were resumed. Some brother would be
asked 10 offer prayer, and he would rerpond
with a most extrHo binary anrtai 70 Heaven ;
she would either make similar pray or
or relate her eXpercnco, or Offer an eS-
hprlnt!un OF n truly singular hni unlIas
description. During these exercises most Of
li-ten With rapt Ut en- hon. Tut occasionally
some member OF tne coHgre alton. overcome
by emotion, would ppunce d"wG upon the hour
with n loud shout, or else arse and Jump up
and down like a shuttiocuck. But the en-
trance OF n fresh parry OF white brethren WAS
always the signal for the css -'ition OF Whatever
might be- going on and tine renewed circula ion
OF the time -honored black hat. On the LIST
night OF the meeting, nj half past IL. theirs Was
grand iHb e., aud break up the partic,i..nts
passing out OF thu grounds slowly and 10 the
accom- pHniment o. vocal music, and ever and
anon dropping prone upon the ground In ra-
iGioua ecSlacy.